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CVE-2010-4558

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
Severity7.5High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability1.41 %higher than 72% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

phpMyFAQ 2.6.11 and 2.6.12, as distributed between December 4th and December 15th 2010, contains an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) in the getTopTen method in inc/Faq.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code.

CVSS

Base score
7.5
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.41 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
72
Score date
10/23/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Phpmyfaq — Phpmyfaq

CWEs

References

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